Just four minutes after the restart Everton were made to rue several other wasted chances when substitute Demba Ba levelled when Leon Osman was caught dwelling on the ball. Yohan Cabaye played in Ba to stroke past Tim Howard, who was caught off his line.

Marouane Fellaini was unfairly denied by the offside flag on the hour as the game became a frantic and physical end-to-end contest.

A Victor Anichebe header was tipped on to the bar with ten minutes left and bounced over the line – but neither ref or assistant spotted it.

However, justice was done with two minutes left when the bustling forward blasted home inside the box.

But Newcastle grabbed a point they perhaps just merited for their second-half fightback when Ba scrambled home a Cisse knockdown.

Smash and grab: Ba rescues a point for Newcastle (Picture: Getty Images)

Everton boss Moyes said after the match: ‘There are two goals missed so I can’t get them back but you hope that the linesman has a look and sees how he missed them.

‘I had a word and said “You’ve missed two goals” and it does affect the outcome of the game but what can I do about it?

‘I am sure the referee will have a look at them himself and see if he got it right or wrong – which we all know because we have seen it.

‘Fellaini’s goal was onside and if your job is to look along the line you hope the linesman sees if the ball crosses the line but we’ve seen many occasions where they don’t get it right.

‘I thought the offside goal was a goal from the touchline so I was surprised when it was ruled out.

‘The other one you can’t really tell but the reaction of the players was that they felt it was over and they are not usually far off the mark.’

Newcastle manager Alan Pardew, who had to watch from the stands as he served the first game of a two-match touchline ban, admitted Everton had been hard done to.

‘The one over the line was definitely in,’ he said.

‘I have been saying all along that technology must come in and it has cost Everton a crucial goal tonight.’